Teleflex Says It Will Lose $9m – And Maybe More – Due To EtO Plant Shutdown
Executive Summary
The medical device-maker says it will lose millions by the end of the fiscal year because Georgia regulators have temporarily shut down Sterigenics’ ethylene oxide sterilization (EtO) facility near Atlanta. With no news on when it will reopen, the company says it may lose even more money next year.
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